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Thursday, November 4, 2010
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
The Democrats Lost Control of The House; what happens to the prospect of poker legislation?
On Tuesday, voters in the United States went to the polls for midterm elections. The entire House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate were up
for grabs and, when the polls closed, it became evident that the Democrats would be losing control of the House.
According to Yahoo News, Republicans will have at least 240 seats in the House come January. What affects will this have for the prospect of poker legislation?
the Financial Services Committee has been largely responsible for bringing pro-internet gambling bills to life including Frank’s HR 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act. The measure was marked up in the Committee in July, but has not yet been addressed on the House floor.
internet gambling champion Barney Frank (D-MA) was reelected by a 54% vote. However, Frank will likely lose his post as Chairman of the Financial Services Committee, now that the Democrats have lost control of The House. According to John Pappas, PPA Executive Director, the PPA has done a
good job of recruiting others on that committee however, so there's still hope. It’s unclear who its new Chairman will be, but it looks like it will be Spencer Bachus, and Even he and his staff would contend that there needs to be review of how the government addresses internet
gaming. Not even Bachus can say with a straight face that the
UIGEA has been a successful piece of legislation.
Find out why
Whether internet gambling and online poker will be addressed before 2010 is through
remains to be seen. Bachus ran unopposed in Alabama and currently serves as the Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee. Now, Bachus and other sitting lawmakers
will likely return to Capitol Hill for a so-called “lame duck” session. The Executive Director of Poker Player Alliance, has said that the best opportunity to get something done in 2010 would be during the lame duck session, and they're still moving in that direction.
New blood in Congress is good for the chances of poker legislation. The PPA has had success before, when they've had the chance to educate members who recently have come into Congress, and january 2011 should be no different. the PPA will be able to get players and members in their districts out in front of them. Whether Republican or Democrat, when you spell out the issue and it’s backed up by calls, it becomes important.
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for grabs and, when the polls closed, it became evident that the Democrats would be losing control of the House.
According to Yahoo News, Republicans will have at least 240 seats in the House come January. What affects will this have for the prospect of poker legislation?
the Financial Services Committee has been largely responsible for bringing pro-internet gambling bills to life including Frank’s HR 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act. The measure was marked up in the Committee in July, but has not yet been addressed on the House floor.
internet gambling champion Barney Frank (D-MA) was reelected by a 54% vote. However, Frank will likely lose his post as Chairman of the Financial Services Committee, now that the Democrats have lost control of The House. According to John Pappas, PPA Executive Director, the PPA has done a
good job of recruiting others on that committee however, so there's still hope. It’s unclear who its new Chairman will be, but it looks like it will be Spencer Bachus, and Even he and his staff would contend that there needs to be review of how the government addresses internet
gaming. Not even Bachus can say with a straight face that the
UIGEA has been a successful piece of legislation.
Find out why
Whether internet gambling and online poker will be addressed before 2010 is through
remains to be seen. Bachus ran unopposed in Alabama and currently serves as the Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee. Now, Bachus and other sitting lawmakers
will likely return to Capitol Hill for a so-called “lame duck” session. The Executive Director of Poker Player Alliance, has said that the best opportunity to get something done in 2010 would be during the lame duck session, and they're still moving in that direction.
New blood in Congress is good for the chances of poker legislation. The PPA has had success before, when they've had the chance to educate members who recently have come into Congress, and january 2011 should be no different. the PPA will be able to get players and members in their districts out in front of them. Whether Republican or Democrat, when you spell out the issue and it’s backed up by calls, it becomes important.
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Since the 23 of september 2010 it is a felony to play poker online in Washington state
Since the 23/9 2010, it is a Class C Felony to play poker or gamble online in Washington state. I've included an article about it below. I can't stress enough how important it is to join the Poker Players Alliance if you want to defend your rights as a poker player. Just as important as it is to join Accessible Poker, if you thinkg that blind poker players have a right to accessible software. Be proud to play! Because Poker is not a crime!
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide and over 20,000 in Washington, expressed its disappointment with the Washington State Supreme Court’s decision upholding the state law that makes it a Class C Felony to play poker and gamble online.
“We are extremely disappointed in the State Supreme Court’s ruling given the clear evidence
that the state legislature never sought to regulate Internet poker as it does in-state bricks and
mortar card rooms and internet horse racing, but instead simply banned internet poker and, even
worse, criminalized the players. This law is still a mistake, and we will continue to fight to have
it overturned,” said former U.S. Senator Alfonse D’Amato, Chairman of the PPA.
In May, the PPA provided amicus testimony supporting Lee Rousso’s case before the Supreme Court. More than 100 poker enthusiasts gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court to add their support and decry the state law.
“Unfortunately, the court has upheld an unpopular prohibition. Poker players in this state need
to make their voices heard. Now more than ever we need to rally together to fight this outrageous
law. I hope the poker community will stand with me as I appeal this decision to the U.S.
Supreme Court,” said Lee Rousso.
“The one bright spot in the ruling is that the Court made it clear they weren’t endorsing the law,
but rather endorsing the right of the legislature to pass the law. That underscores what we’ve
heard time and again – that this law is ridiculous. In fact, earlier this year, a poll found that 80
percent of Washington voters oppose the law,” continued D’Amato.
“By no means is the fight over. The PPA will pursue other legal and legislative efforts to
overturn this law and will continue to work with lawmakers in Washington State and
Washington, D.C., to pass legislation to license and regulate online poker and protect the rights
of poker players to enjoy the game they love wherever they chose to play.
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide and over 20,000 in Washington, expressed its disappointment with the Washington State Supreme Court’s decision upholding the state law that makes it a Class C Felony to play poker and gamble online.
“We are extremely disappointed in the State Supreme Court’s ruling given the clear evidence
that the state legislature never sought to regulate Internet poker as it does in-state bricks and
mortar card rooms and internet horse racing, but instead simply banned internet poker and, even
worse, criminalized the players. This law is still a mistake, and we will continue to fight to have
it overturned,” said former U.S. Senator Alfonse D’Amato, Chairman of the PPA.
In May, the PPA provided amicus testimony supporting Lee Rousso’s case before the Supreme Court. More than 100 poker enthusiasts gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court to add their support and decry the state law.
“Unfortunately, the court has upheld an unpopular prohibition. Poker players in this state need
to make their voices heard. Now more than ever we need to rally together to fight this outrageous
law. I hope the poker community will stand with me as I appeal this decision to the U.S.
Supreme Court,” said Lee Rousso.
“The one bright spot in the ruling is that the Court made it clear they weren’t endorsing the law,
but rather endorsing the right of the legislature to pass the law. That underscores what we’ve
heard time and again – that this law is ridiculous. In fact, earlier this year, a poll found that 80
percent of Washington voters oppose the law,” continued D’Amato.
“By no means is the fight over. The PPA will pursue other legal and legislative efforts to
overturn this law and will continue to work with lawmakers in Washington State and
Washington, D.C., to pass legislation to license and regulate online poker and protect the rights
of poker players to enjoy the game they love wherever they chose to play.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
US Law Against Online Gambling Makes It the Biggest Loser
I don't usually like to copy other peoples work, but I think that the following article on online gambling in the US, written by Peter S. Vogel, provides answers to most questions on the subject. I've Therefore decided to post it here. .
Who is Peter S. Vogel?
E-Commerce Times columnist Peter S. Vogel is a trial partner at Gardere Wynne Sewell, where he is chair of the eDiscovery Team and Chair of the Technology Industry Team. Before practicing law, he was a systems programmer on mainframes, received a masters in computer science, and taught graduate courses in information systems and operations research.
US Law Against Online Gambling Makes It the Biggest Loser
With little fanfare or warning, in 2006, the U.S. enacted the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). This legislation outlawed Internet gambling and restricted how financial institutions could pay monies to Internet gambling sites.
The UIGEA resulted from four major policy concerns of the federal government.
First, the Internet was too easy a venue for compulsive gamblers.
Second, the age of Internet gamblers could not easily be determined, and underage gambling could not be controlled as with a brick-and-mortar casino.
Third, a lack of regulation of Internet gambling made it easy to defraud gamblers and rig the odds.
Fourth, the anonymity of the Internet made online gambling a medium for potential money laundering.
How Internet Gambling Works
Users locate websites on which they want to gamble, for example
tThen they download software to their computers. Once the gambling software is downloaded to the gambler's computer system, a personal account is set up; it includes name, home address, valid email address, date of birth and other personal information. Because most employers have policies against using computer time, computer resources, and Internet access for such activities, most Internet gambling generally operates from home computers.
The UIGEA restricts credit card companies and banks from transferring monies for gambling. To get around the legal restriction, Internet gambling sites require gamblers to set up e-wallets -- online accounts in which monies may be deposited. E-wallets may be used generally for purchases on the Internet, including gambling.
The e-wallets draft monies from consumer bank accounts, credit cards and debit cards, and then route the monies to merchants or gambling sites. Generally, e-wallets are based and regulated outside of the U.S., which takes Internet gambling monies outside of the U.S. business flow and, accordingly, outside of the regulation of the U.S. and the states.
What Happens When Gamblers Win? Or Do You Understand Terms of Service?
Let's see a show of hands ... how many of you regularly read Terms of Service before clicking "I Accept"? My informal poll says about 1 percent. Website Terms of Service are generally enforced in courts around the world. However, if specific Terms of Service violate laws or public policies, then those specific terms may be unenforceable.
Generally, the Terms of Service for a gambling website include adherence to the laws of a country where gambling is legal, which makes perfect sense. However, if the casino website fails to pay a winner, that winner cannot go to courts in the U.S. to collect, since online gambling is illegal. The winner could go to the UK, Aruba or Bermuda, or to the locale stated in the terms of service. It may sound romantic, but it could cost more than it's worth to make the trip -- not to mention payment of litigation fees.
Gambling Is a Social Issue - Subject to Regulation
My view is that law is the glue that helps hold society together. What's acceptable in New York may not be acceptable in my home, Dallas, or in London, Moscow or Beijing -- and vice versa. Statutes established by governments legalizing or criminalizing in-person or Internet gambling are part of the social framework.
One only need look at the state gambling laws in Nevada and the adjacent state Utah. Nevada's regulation of casino gambling is a model of government regulation, while just across the border in Utah there is no gambling at all. Other states adjacent to Nevada, like California ,do not permit gambling except in an Indian casino, which of course must be on an Indian reservation and regulated by federal law.
Was the UIGEA Effective?
If people want to gamble, they will find a way. Note the proliferation of gambling on sporting events, horseracing, casino games or real-time poker. Without people's desire to gamble, cities like Las Vegas would not exist. Gambling on the Internet is merely another medium for this activity. So it should be no surprise that outlawing Internet gambling in the U.S. has not stemmed the tide of Internet gambling, but rather merely changed its venue.
While publicly traded Internet gambling companies were devastated, most Internet gambling sites simply moved out of the U.S. and provided links to new offshore sites where online gambling is not regulated.
Apparently, neither the UIGEA nor other federal laws explicitly prohibit Internet poker. Internet casinos promote poker as a game of skill rather than a game of chance. For example, games of chance include lotteries, while games of skill include chess and checkers. Unless outlawed specifically, government cannot stop these games. As a result, Internet poker has grown significantly -- much to the chagrin of anti-gambling forces.
Internet Gambling May Be a Great Source of Tax Revenue
Given the tough economic times in 2010, members of Congress are now rethinking the UIGEA so that Internet gambling would be regulated and become a source of tax revenue. A recent New York Times report indicates that over the next 10 years the U.S. federal government could yield as much as US$42 billion from Internet gambling taxes. Given the tough economic times, it is difficult to ignore such large tax revenues.
The last time the U.S. government studied Internet Gambling was in 2002, when the General Accounting Office (GAO) issued a report to Congress entitled "Internet Gambling - An Overview of the Issues." The GAO estimated more than $4 billion in gambling revenues in 2003 -- but of course, no one actually knows how much money is wagered on the Internet.
Conclusion: Take Control
The Internet, which started one of the greatest social changes in the history of humans -- a portal without boundaries of geography or time, has also made gambling easier than ever. However, due to its underground nature, Internet gambling probably causes more problems and costs more money than it is worth.
So it is time for the U.S. government to acknowledge that Internet gambling is here to stay, and regulate it in a way that gives it some degree of control.
Who is Peter S. Vogel?
E-Commerce Times columnist Peter S. Vogel is a trial partner at Gardere Wynne Sewell, where he is chair of the eDiscovery Team and Chair of the Technology Industry Team. Before practicing law, he was a systems programmer on mainframes, received a masters in computer science, and taught graduate courses in information systems and operations research.
US Law Against Online Gambling Makes It the Biggest Loser
With little fanfare or warning, in 2006, the U.S. enacted the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). This legislation outlawed Internet gambling and restricted how financial institutions could pay monies to Internet gambling sites.
The UIGEA resulted from four major policy concerns of the federal government.
First, the Internet was too easy a venue for compulsive gamblers.
Second, the age of Internet gamblers could not easily be determined, and underage gambling could not be controlled as with a brick-and-mortar casino.
Third, a lack of regulation of Internet gambling made it easy to defraud gamblers and rig the odds.
Fourth, the anonymity of the Internet made online gambling a medium for potential money laundering.
How Internet Gambling Works
Users locate websites on which they want to gamble, for example
tThen they download software to their computers. Once the gambling software is downloaded to the gambler's computer system, a personal account is set up; it includes name, home address, valid email address, date of birth and other personal information. Because most employers have policies against using computer time, computer resources, and Internet access for such activities, most Internet gambling generally operates from home computers.
The UIGEA restricts credit card companies and banks from transferring monies for gambling. To get around the legal restriction, Internet gambling sites require gamblers to set up e-wallets -- online accounts in which monies may be deposited. E-wallets may be used generally for purchases on the Internet, including gambling.
The e-wallets draft monies from consumer bank accounts, credit cards and debit cards, and then route the monies to merchants or gambling sites. Generally, e-wallets are based and regulated outside of the U.S., which takes Internet gambling monies outside of the U.S. business flow and, accordingly, outside of the regulation of the U.S. and the states.
What Happens When Gamblers Win? Or Do You Understand Terms of Service?
Let's see a show of hands ... how many of you regularly read Terms of Service before clicking "I Accept"? My informal poll says about 1 percent. Website Terms of Service are generally enforced in courts around the world. However, if specific Terms of Service violate laws or public policies, then those specific terms may be unenforceable.
Generally, the Terms of Service for a gambling website include adherence to the laws of a country where gambling is legal, which makes perfect sense. However, if the casino website fails to pay a winner, that winner cannot go to courts in the U.S. to collect, since online gambling is illegal. The winner could go to the UK, Aruba or Bermuda, or to the locale stated in the terms of service. It may sound romantic, but it could cost more than it's worth to make the trip -- not to mention payment of litigation fees.
Gambling Is a Social Issue - Subject to Regulation
My view is that law is the glue that helps hold society together. What's acceptable in New York may not be acceptable in my home, Dallas, or in London, Moscow or Beijing -- and vice versa. Statutes established by governments legalizing or criminalizing in-person or Internet gambling are part of the social framework.
One only need look at the state gambling laws in Nevada and the adjacent state Utah. Nevada's regulation of casino gambling is a model of government regulation, while just across the border in Utah there is no gambling at all. Other states adjacent to Nevada, like California ,do not permit gambling except in an Indian casino, which of course must be on an Indian reservation and regulated by federal law.
Was the UIGEA Effective?
If people want to gamble, they will find a way. Note the proliferation of gambling on sporting events, horseracing, casino games or real-time poker. Without people's desire to gamble, cities like Las Vegas would not exist. Gambling on the Internet is merely another medium for this activity. So it should be no surprise that outlawing Internet gambling in the U.S. has not stemmed the tide of Internet gambling, but rather merely changed its venue.
While publicly traded Internet gambling companies were devastated, most Internet gambling sites simply moved out of the U.S. and provided links to new offshore sites where online gambling is not regulated.
Apparently, neither the UIGEA nor other federal laws explicitly prohibit Internet poker. Internet casinos promote poker as a game of skill rather than a game of chance. For example, games of chance include lotteries, while games of skill include chess and checkers. Unless outlawed specifically, government cannot stop these games. As a result, Internet poker has grown significantly -- much to the chagrin of anti-gambling forces.
Internet Gambling May Be a Great Source of Tax Revenue
Given the tough economic times in 2010, members of Congress are now rethinking the UIGEA so that Internet gambling would be regulated and become a source of tax revenue. A recent New York Times report indicates that over the next 10 years the U.S. federal government could yield as much as US$42 billion from Internet gambling taxes. Given the tough economic times, it is difficult to ignore such large tax revenues.
The last time the U.S. government studied Internet Gambling was in 2002, when the General Accounting Office (GAO) issued a report to Congress entitled "Internet Gambling - An Overview of the Issues." The GAO estimated more than $4 billion in gambling revenues in 2003 -- but of course, no one actually knows how much money is wagered on the Internet.
Conclusion: Take Control
The Internet, which started one of the greatest social changes in the history of humans -- a portal without boundaries of geography or time, has also made gambling easier than ever. However, due to its underground nature, Internet gambling probably causes more problems and costs more money than it is worth.
So it is time for the U.S. government to acknowledge that Internet gambling is here to stay, and regulate it in a way that gives it some degree of control.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Commerce Casino sells all poker player's rights down the river
Commerce Casino, Established in 1983, is a cardroom located in the Los Angeles suburb of Commerce. With over 240 tables on site, Commerce Casino is the largest cardroom in the world.
In addition to the main cardroom, the Commerce Casino complex includes a full service 200 room Crowne Plaza Hotel, which houses dining establishments, a day spa, beauty salon, pool and sundeck, banquet rooms, shops and entertainment. The Commerce is also home to several restaurants and host to live boxing and MMA events.
It is disheartening that one of our own in the poker community is opposing good public policy that will keep players safe and preserve our rights to play poker online. But by testifying before Congress in opposition to HR 2267 -- where Commerce Casino allied itself with those seeking to ban online poker across the nation -- their organization demonstrated complete disregard for every poker player who has ever patronized their establishment.
It is important to note that with the rise of online poker, many individuals hone their skills online before they enter establishments such as the Commerce Casino – increasing traffic to poker rooms nationwide.
HR 2267 will create a U.S. regulated online poker framework, requiring all online poker sites to measure up to strict safety and consumer protection standards – requirements that do not exist today. More importantly, this bill will create an open and competitive market, giving players a choice of many sites on which to play against others from across the country and the world. This bill also includes language allowing states to opt out of this legislation while providing appropriate safeguards to ensure Indian tribes retain their current rights regarding gaming.
,all dedicated poker players, both online and live, both professional and amateur, are extremely disappointed in the position Commerce Casino has taken in opposition to federal legislation to license and regulate online poker. their opposition puts their own narrow corporate interests ahead of the interests of America’s poker players.
Further more It's a rare case of hypocrisy. For while their testimony before the House Financial Services Committee criticized federal legislation and regulation of online poker, Commerce Casino is actively promoting legislation to create a segregated, California-only online poker network. That proposal would create a monopoly that would harm California’s poker players by severely limiting the pool of players against whom they could play as well as the options for sites on which they could play. It could also set the stage for other states to follow suit, possibly resulting in a balkanized online poker world, where players across the nation would be limited in their choices of where and against whom they could play.
In addition to the main cardroom, the Commerce Casino complex includes a full service 200 room Crowne Plaza Hotel, which houses dining establishments, a day spa, beauty salon, pool and sundeck, banquet rooms, shops and entertainment. The Commerce is also home to several restaurants and host to live boxing and MMA events.
It is disheartening that one of our own in the poker community is opposing good public policy that will keep players safe and preserve our rights to play poker online. But by testifying before Congress in opposition to HR 2267 -- where Commerce Casino allied itself with those seeking to ban online poker across the nation -- their organization demonstrated complete disregard for every poker player who has ever patronized their establishment.
It is important to note that with the rise of online poker, many individuals hone their skills online before they enter establishments such as the Commerce Casino – increasing traffic to poker rooms nationwide.
HR 2267 will create a U.S. regulated online poker framework, requiring all online poker sites to measure up to strict safety and consumer protection standards – requirements that do not exist today. More importantly, this bill will create an open and competitive market, giving players a choice of many sites on which to play against others from across the country and the world. This bill also includes language allowing states to opt out of this legislation while providing appropriate safeguards to ensure Indian tribes retain their current rights regarding gaming.
,all dedicated poker players, both online and live, both professional and amateur, are extremely disappointed in the position Commerce Casino has taken in opposition to federal legislation to license and regulate online poker. their opposition puts their own narrow corporate interests ahead of the interests of America’s poker players.
Further more It's a rare case of hypocrisy. For while their testimony before the House Financial Services Committee criticized federal legislation and regulation of online poker, Commerce Casino is actively promoting legislation to create a segregated, California-only online poker network. That proposal would create a monopoly that would harm California’s poker players by severely limiting the pool of players against whom they could play as well as the options for sites on which they could play. It could also set the stage for other states to follow suit, possibly resulting in a balkanized online poker world, where players across the nation would be limited in their choices of where and against whom they could play.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Harrington on hold'em by Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie
Even if you've read all the books I've recommended thus far, you will still feel like three times the tournament player after you've finished Harringtons books on the subject: "Harrington on Hold'em vol 1 Strategic play", and "Harrington on hold'em vol 2, the endgame". The text makes complex ideas fairly straightforward, primarily by using many examples to show how to play. If you remember taking math in school, you usually had a couple of pages of text you were supposed to read, then a large bunch of problems to solve. Reading the text was helpful, but it was by solving the problems that you learned, and this is the basic idea behind Harringtons method for teaching you the game. This book, like so many others, is only semi accessible. There is suppose to be a third volume included, the workbook, but it's only available as a regular textbook. Still, if you can get someone to read the many examples out loud, this is definitely worth your while. I highly recommend it!
Diary Of A Mad Poker Player, by Richard Sparks
Richard Sparks travels from the virtual tables at Party Poker all the way to the World Series Of Poker. This book comes highly recommended by such legends as Dan Harrington, Tom McEvoy, Mike Caro, and of course Poker Jesus.
The book is An entertaining account of a man's journey in the footsteps of Chris Moneymaker.
The book is An entertaining account of a man's journey in the footsteps of Chris Moneymaker.
Caro's Book Of Poker Tells, by Mike Caro
This is one of the best books written on poker tells. If you're planning a trip to Vegas anytime soon, then buy this book. It doesn't matter if you're a visually impaired poker player, this is still valueable knollege. Ask your reader to keep his/her eyes open for this or that, and be aware of what your opponents could read into your body language as well. Read it!
Moneymaker, by Chris Moneymaker
Moneymaker, no doubt a suitable title for a poker book written by anyone who has managed to win the main event at the World Series Of Poker - undisputedly so, for a bookwritten by someone who won his seat into the main event of the 2003 World Series through a $39 sattelite tournament at the PokerStars online poker room, and then went on to win the whole thing. That Moneymaker happens to be the authors last name as well, is of course pure coincidence, but it couldn't be more fitting…
The rest is history, and Christopher Bryan Moneymaker, the 27-year-old 2003 winner of the World Series Of Poker, quietly traded his job as an accountant comptroller, for the life of a traveling poker pro, while famous players such as Johnny Chann, Dan Harrington, and finally Sam Farha found themselves outplayed, and outdrawn by the new kid in town. The main event that year became the start of something that would change the dynamic of the World series forever, the “Moneymaker effect, which has seen player numbers rise from 839 participants in the 2003 main event, to 7319 players at the main event of 2010, in spite of the $10000 buyin.
Chris Moneymaker’s autobiography, Moneymaker: How an Amateur Poker Player Turned $40 into $2.5 Million at the World Series of Poker was published in March 2005. This book isn't a strategy guide and it won't improve your play. I have included it here as more of a motivational tool.
The reasons should be obvious to anyone: Chris Moneymaker went from never having played a "live" poker tournament, to knocking out the top pros at the 2003 World Series Of Poker. He did luck out quite a bit on his way to winning the title as World champion, but then again, it's impossible to win a poker tournament without a tremendous amount of luck to accompany one's skills. The important thing is that he did win, and although many previously unheard of online players have won the WSOP since, he was still the first person to show that anyone with a bit of skills, luck, and determination can do well even at such a prestigious tournament.
It's possible that Chris Moneymaker doesn't come across to you as being a particularly skilled poker player, but read his book anyway. It is fascinating reading. You'll especially enjoy the play-by-play at the final table. I highly recommend it.
Helene Jangenfält
Monday, July 5, 2010
Small Stakes Hold 'em, by Ed Miller, David Sklansky, Mason Malmuth
on Malmuth is an American poker player and author of books on both poker and gambling. He is the owner of Two plus two publishing, which publishes books and runs an online gambling discussion forum. This book is authored by himself, Ed Miller, and David Sklansky.
Edward, Ed, Miller, is a professional poker player, and an author of books about poker. He is also part owner and produces educational poker videos for Stoxpoker, a subscription fee based poker coaching site. Miller also writes an online poker column and manages a poker discussion forum.
David Sklansky is generally considered the number one authority on gambling in the world today. Besides his ten books on the subject, Sklansky has also produced two videos and numerous writings for various gaming publications. His occasional poker seminars always receive an enthusiastic reception, including those given at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City and the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
"Small Stakes Hold 'em" is required reading for low limit players. My only criticism would be that their starting hand chart is a bit aggressive for online play at low limits, but otherwise this is a must read book. It has everything from how to calculate pot odds and count your outs, to how to correctly evaluate different types of flops. The large quiz section at the end of the book is especially helpful and will improve your play. Unfortunately the book is only semi accessible, which means that except for the regular copies, it's only available as PDF, or kindle, but it'll be computer-time well spent. Read it!
Edward, Ed, Miller, is a professional poker player, and an author of books about poker. He is also part owner and produces educational poker videos for Stoxpoker, a subscription fee based poker coaching site. Miller also writes an online poker column and manages a poker discussion forum.
David Sklansky is generally considered the number one authority on gambling in the world today. Besides his ten books on the subject, Sklansky has also produced two videos and numerous writings for various gaming publications. His occasional poker seminars always receive an enthusiastic reception, including those given at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City and the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
"Small Stakes Hold 'em" is required reading for low limit players. My only criticism would be that their starting hand chart is a bit aggressive for online play at low limits, but otherwise this is a must read book. It has everything from how to calculate pot odds and count your outs, to how to correctly evaluate different types of flops. The large quiz section at the end of the book is especially helpful and will improve your play. Unfortunately the book is only semi accessible, which means that except for the regular copies, it's only available as PDF, or kindle, but it'll be computer-time well spent. Read it!
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